FF Plus says Ekurhuleni’s R2-billion budget deficit warrants urgent attention [SOUND]

# The Freedom Front Plus in Ekurhuleni says it is concerned about the metro’s budget deficit of two-billion-rand for the first quarter of the 2025 financial year. The deficit is mainly caused by the poor collection of electricity fees and officials’ rampant manipulation of bills. FF Plus’, Denise Janse van Rensburg, says offences include making unauthorised changes to account balances, erasing outstanding debt records, and removing payment obligations from the metro’s billing system: